Secat
Secat is the primary research facility for the aluminium industry, based in Kentucky, USA. Their activities cover materials testing, business analysis, new product design and environmental/ecological analysis of aluminium. Secat have been key in providing the evidence behind the aluminium industry's claims to be a 'sustainable metal' which is part of the solution to climate change, not part of the problem. [1]
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Activities
History
Affiliations
National Laboratories
To boost it's resources and reputation, Secat works with the Department of Energy National Laboratories, according to their website "to bring these national intellectual treasures to U.S. aluminum companies, enabling them to compete in the global market."[2]
Secat has Memoranda of Understanding and Work for Others agreements in place with several USA National Laboratories, covering intellectual property and business arrangements. These laboratories have been identified as having specific equipment and staff expertise of value to the aluminum industry.[3]
- Albany Research Center
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory[4]
Government bodies
- U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
- U.S. Department of Energy which is also steward of US nuclear weapons.
- Industrial Technologies Program partnership between dept of Energy and US industry
- Industrial Technologies Program: Aluminium Energy dept and aluminium industry working together as part of the Industry of the Future partnership programme. Helping the aluminium industry to achieve economic, energy and environmental gains.
- Industrial Technologies Program: Hydrogen partnership for Hydrogen cell car research.
- Asia-Pacific Partnership 'clean' energy promotion body. 37% of world energy producers are members.
- Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
- Kentucky Division of Energy[5]
Universities/research bodies
- University of Kentucky through their colleges of Engineering and Manufacturing, and also their
- Center for Aluminium Technology (est 1999)
- Gatton College of Business and Economics hosted by the University of Kentucky
- Sloan Industry Center for a Sustainable Aluminum Industry
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Lehigh University Institute for Metal Forming led by Prof. Wojciech Misiolek
- University of Michigan
- University of Missouri-Rolla previously Missouri School of Mines
- University of Tennessee
- University of Alabama
- Tennesee Technological University[6]
Organisations
- The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
- Sloan Industry Center for a Sustainable Aluminum Industry
- The Aluminum Association
- Aluminum Extruders Council
- ASM International
- Associated Industries of Kentucky
- ESI Group
- Edison Welding Institute
- Granta Design
- IMR Test Labs
- Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium
- Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
- Kentucky Manufacturing Assistance Center
- Korea Institute of Materials Science
- Lexington Chamber of Commerce
- Light Metal Age (magazine)
- Louisville Chamber of Commerce
- McConnell Technology & Training Center
- Six Sigma and Advanced Controls
- The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
- Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research, Inc. [7]
Principle Customers
Clients are some of the major companies from the aluminium industry as well as oil, coolants, construction, chemicals, automotive, consulting and electrical industries. They include:
- Mitsubishi Electric
- Norsk Hydro
- Gerson Lehrman Group
- General Motors
- ExxonMobil Chemical
- Dubai Aluminium Company
- Century Aluminum
- Caterpillar
- British Petroleum
- ARCO Aluminum
- Alcoa
- Alcan
- Alba (Aluminium Bahrain)[8]
People
Board of Directors
- Denis Ray President & CEO
- Mike HarrisBoard Chairman 2006-2009. Retired President/CEO Logan Aluminum, Inc.
- Dr Thomas W. Lester Board Vice-Chairman. Dean, College of Engineering, University of Kentucky.
- Matt Aboud Managing Director Hydro Aluminum Casthouse Products.
- Tom Brackmann President Nichols Aluminum.
- Donald Ray Carey President Ohio Valley Aluminum Company, LLC.
- Luther Deaton, Jr. President & CEO Central Bank & Trust Co.
- Alan Dick Sr. Vice President Aleris International
- Patrick Franc President ARCO Aluminum, Inc
- Scott Goodrich Vice President, Technology Alcan Rolled Products
- Len Heller Vice President UK Office for Comm. & Econ. Dev
- Fred Mudge Chairman R.J. Corman Railroad Group
- Matt Powell Plant Manager Century Aluminum
- Randy Schumaker Chief Management Officer Logan Aluminum
- J. Phil Tays Executive Vice President of Mfg Operations Wise Alloys[9]
Staff
- Denis Ray President & CEO (previously Alcoa and Reynolds Aluminim)
- Todd Boggess Business Manager
- Shridas Ningileri Director, Center for Aluminum Technology
- Dr Chenghe Xiao
- Dr Xiyu Wen
- Randall Bowers
- Yufu Wang
- Dr Yansheng Liu
- Dr Lirong Tong
- April Castle
- Dr Xiaoxuan Li
- Barbara Kepler
- Sherri Hackworth [10]
Funding
Clients
Publications
Contact
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- Phone:
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- Website:
Resources
Notes
- ↑ Secat homepage Accessed 14/05/10
- ↑ Secat homepage Affiliates, national laboratories Accessed 14/05/10
- ↑ Secat homepage Affiliates, national laboratories Accessed 14/05/10
- ↑ Secat homepage Affiliates, national laboratories Accessed 14/05/10
- ↑ Secat homepage Affiliates, Government bodies Accessed 14/05/10
- ↑ Secat homepage Affiliates, Universities Accessed 14/05/10
- ↑ Secat homepage Affiliates, Organisations Accessed 14/05/10
- ↑ Secat homepage Customers Accessed 14/05/10
- ↑ Secat homepage Board of Directors Accessed 14/05/10
- ↑ Secat homepage Staff Accessed 14/05/10
